AMD flips the AI switch on its handheld chip
Published in Gaming


Ryzen Z2 Extreme gets a neural power-up

AMD is about to crank out a slightly rehashed version of its Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU for handhelds—but this time, it's flipping on the AI switch.

Trump's tariffs force Framework to yank laptops from US store
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Taiwan import tax turns budget gear into a money-loser

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s latest tariff bomb has claimed its first public tech casualty—Framework has pulled two Laptop 13 models from its US store, citing cold, hard economics.

Nvidia's RTX 5060 gets a 128-bit leash, but GDDR7 gives it teeth
Published in Graphics


Slim memory bus could hobble performance.

Nvidia might be offering a slimmed-down memory bus with its upcoming GeForce RTX 5060 cards, but its real power lies in the new GDDR7 memory modules.

Vole's AI boss says chasing the AI frontier is for mugs
Published in AI


Microsoft plays it slow and strategic

The Software King of the World, Microsoft, maybe sitting on mountains of Nvidia GPUs, but it’s not exactly in a hurry to fire them up on bleeding-edge AI projects.

China’s GPMI cable trounces HDMI and Thunderbolt
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One cable to rule them

The Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance released its new General Purpose Media Interface (GPMI) which could flush HDMI and USB-C down the loo.

Apple sees a last-minute sales surge
Published in Mobiles


Tariff panic sends iPhone punters scrambling

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street barely had time to flinch before punters started storming Job’s Mob’s stores, fearing price spikes after Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s latest tariff tantrum.

Trump's Signal scandal festers
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White House blames Apple

The White House points fingers at the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's iPhone for the recent Signalgate debacle. Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a sensitive Signal group chat.

Trump’s tariffs torch big tech
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Silicon Valley in melt down

Big Tech just got a bloody nose thanks to Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s latest trade war tantrum.

Chipzilla crawls to TSMC for a lifeline
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White House pushes joint venture to keep Intel’s fabs under American control.

Troubled Chipzilla has reportedly struck a tentative deal with TSMC to form a joint venture aimed at bailing out Intel’s faltering fab operations in the US — with Apple’s chip supplier securing a 20 percent stake.

Italy’s Piracy Shield headed for national disaster
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From absurd copyright overkill to outright national security risk

Italy’s Piracy Shield is already a digital farce — now it’s teetering on the edge of becoming a full-blown national disaster.